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G. H. EATON.

ANCHOR.

No. 477,745. Patented June 28, 1-892.

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CHARLES H. EATON, OF BATAVIA, ILLINOIS.

ANCHOR.

SPEOIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 477,745, dated June 28,1892.

Application filed April 16, 1891. Serial No. 389,238. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. EATON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Batavia, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents an elevation of my improved anchor;Fig. 2, a sectional elevation taken on line a: x of Fig. 4; Fig. 3, adetail view, on an enlarged scale, of the Wire eye; Fig. 4, a top planview of the anchor.

The present invention has for its object to provide an anchor of suchshape that it will readily free itself from the grass,weeds, rushes,snags, and the like when the anchor is being elevated out of the water,there being no projections thereon that would tend to catch or hold ontosuch bodies, as above described, and render the anchor difticult toraise, and the peculiar shape of the anchor securing compactness andeconomy ofspace when in the boat, while in many respects it possessesmaterial advantages over the anchors in common use. These severalobjects I attain by the construction substantially as shown inthedrawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the anchor, of pear shape,which is constructed of suitable metal and has a fiat bottom D,so as toform a better supporting-base when resting on the bottom of the river orother stream of water. The pear shape of the anchor renders it easilycontrolled and handled and conveniently and readily elevated to theboat, where it can be placed away in a comparatively small space withouttaking up unnecessary room or being in the way of the occupants of theboat, while its peculiar shape materially enhances its usefulness as ananchor.

As a means for connecting the rope or chain to the anchor I provide aneye B, which is preferably of copper, so that when a rope is used therewill be no danger of its rusting and weakening at the point where it isconnected to the eye and comes in contact with the metal. The eye B ispreferably constructed of wire bent upon itself to form an opening E, ofsufficient size to admit the rope or chain, and the shank O is formed bythe two wirescoming together, thus providing increased strength wheremost required. The extremities of the wires extend outward to providelaterally-projecting ends F, and when the eye isthus bent in shape it isplaced in the mold and the metal from which the anchor is to be madecast around it, thereby forming a very rigid and strong connectionbetween the anchor and eye. From the point II to the upper end of theanchor there is a gradual taper, which renders the anchor more easilydisengaged with any obstruction and raised out of the water.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A pear-shaped anchor having an eye con nected thereto by casting themetal around it, the eye being of greater diameter than the adjacent endof the anchor to which it is attached, whereby no obstruction ispresented, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with an anchor, of an eye constructed of wire bent,as shown, to form a double shank, and having laterallyextending ends,and connected to the anchor by casting the metal thereof around it whileforming the anchor, the eye being of equal or greater diameter than thesmaller end of the anchor and thus avoiding a flat surface or projectionfor the catching of articles, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my nameinthe presence of two witnesses. CHARLES H. EATON. Witnesses:

JAMES O. MGCLELLAN, CLAUDE L. EATON.

